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Force and Motion Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other.
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Weight
d)
Force
2.
If an object does not move at all, what does that mean about the forces acting on the object? 
a)
The forces are balanced. 
b)
The forces are unbalanced. 
3.
What are UNEQUAL forces acting on an object in opposite directions that cause motion?
a)
Balanced Forces
b)
Unbalanced Forces
c)
Gravity
4.
This is an example of _____ because the object WILL move. 
a)
Unbalanced Forces
b)
Balanced Forces
c)
Neither
5.
The Quick Start Moving Company is a box of feathers and a box of Legos for the Smith family. Which box will be easier to move? 
a)
the box of Legos
b)
the box of feathers
c)
both boxes will be hard to move
6.
John and Marty are moving a table.  John exerts a force of 25 newtons to push the table to the right and at the same time Marty exerts a force of 15 newtons to push the table to the left.  What is the net force?  
a)
40 N to the left
b)
40 N to the right
c)
10 N to the left
d)
10 N to the right
7.
20 m/s west
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
8.
speed with direction
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
9.

What makes velocity differ from speed?

a)

time

b)

distance

c)

direction

d)

time2

10.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
11.

What makes objects slow down and stop moving?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

losing energy

d)

using up their energy

12.
A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.
a)
The Law of Inertia
b)
The Law of Acceleration
c)
The Law of Conservation of Momentum
13.

According to Newton's 3rd Law of Motion, when a tennis ball hits and exerts a force on the ground, the ground

a)

creates friction with the egg

b)

exerts an equal force back on the egg

c)

breaks apart

d)

moves away from the egg

14.

Ann rolled a heavy bowling ball down the lane. The ball gradually slowed down and stopped. Why did the bowling ball stop moving?

a)

The lane absorbs force from the bowling ball.

b)

The lane exerted a force that is opposite to the direction of the bowling ball's motion.

c)

The bowling ball ran out of force.

d)

All objects stop moving because their natural state is to be still.

15.

Mark all of the types of friction.

a)

sliding friction

b)

rolling friction

c)

fluid friction

d)

gravity

16.

You are pushing a shopping cart. It is moving forward at a constant rate. You put in 5 turkeys and your cart slows down. What can you do to get the cart moving faster?

a)

Stop pushing

b)

Push with the same amount of force that you have been using

c)

Push with less force

d)

Push with more force

17.

A small car with a mass of 1000 kg collides with a bus with a mass of 8000 kg. Which will have the most force?

a)

The small car will exert the most force on the bus.

b)

The bus will exert more force on the small car.

c)

The forces will be equal and opposite.

d)

None of these.

18.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move in both directions. 
19.

These forces are...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

20.

The greater the mass of an object....

a)

The less the force needed to change the object

b)

Nothing will happen to the object

c)

The greater the force needed to change the object

21.
The overall force acting on an object after all the forces are combined is called a 
a)
net force
b)
unbalanced force
c)
balanced force
22.
You push on a tree with 20 N of Force. If the tree doesn't move, the tree is pushing back on you with _____of Force.
a)
20 N 
b)
40 N 
c)
10 N 
d)
0 N
23.

What is the tendency of an object to resist changes in motion

a)

Acceleration

b)

Unbalanced Force

c)

Balanced Force

d)

Inertia

24.

What will have more force?

Mr. McCrea dropped all of these things from the same height at the same time.

a)

a marble

b)

a baseball

c)

a bowling ball

d)

a beach ball

25.

An object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force is Newton's what law?

a)

2nd Law of Motion

b)

3rd Law of Motion

c)

1st Law Of Inertia

26.
Why do we need friction?
a)
It helps objects go faster. 
b)
It helps objects go up higher.
c)
It helps make objects go slower or stop.
27.

According to Newton's first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will

a)

change its momentum

b)

eventually come to a stop

c)

accelerate

d)

remain in motion

28.

More mass = More inertia

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What law is best described

A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.

a)

The Law of Inertia (1st law)

b)

The Law of Acceleration (2nd law)

c)

The Law of Conservation of Momentum

d)

Action Reaction Law (3rd law)

30.

Velocity is both speed and _________.

a)

mass

b)

direction

c)

distance

d)

motion

31.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about friction:

a)

Friction is a force that acts in the opposite direction of motion.

b)

Friction slows objects down.

c)

There is no friction on earth.

d)

Friction on carpet is greater than friction on a bare floor.

32.

According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, if Mike pushes down on the springboard to being his dive, what is the reaction force?

a)

Mike splashing into the water

b)

The springboard pushing Mike into the air

c)

The height of the water when Mike enters the water

d)

The sound the board makes as he pushes into the air

33.

Which of these examples best illustrates Newton's Second Low of Motion?

a)

A 100 Ib boy has twice as much inertia as a 200 Ib boy.

b)

A truck needs a more powerful engine than a small car.

c)

A hockey puck slides easily across the ice.

d)

A satellite stays in orbit for a long time.

34.
Speed is different from velocity because
a)
Velocity has a direction
b)
Speed uses Distance /Time
c)
Velocity doesn't include time
d)
Velocity doesn't include distance
35.

What is the reaction force to a foot pushing down on the floor?

a)

The foot going through the floor

b)

The floor pushing back against the foot

c)

The floor breaking to the foot

36.

when two unequal forces act in opposite directions on a moving object, the object will

a)

absorb the force

b)

come to an immediate stop

c)

continue to move in the same direction

d)

move in the same direction as the larger force

37.

An object is placed on a surface and starts to slide. What is the most likely reason that the object starts to move?

a)

Gravity is exerting a balanced force on the object.

b)

Gravity is exerting an unbalanced force on the object.

c)

Friction is causing the object to move.

d)

The forces acting on the object are in equilibrium.

38.

If you reduce the mass of an object

a)

it will have greater gravitational force.

b)

it will use more energy to make it move.

c)

It will take less force to make it move.

39.

Which object will accelerate the fastest assuming they all have the same mass?

a)

An object that is pulled with a force of 7N

b)

An object that is pulled with a force of 5N.

c)

An object that is pushed with a force of 10N.

d)

An object that is pushed with a force of 2 N.

40.

When all of the forces that are acting on an object are combined and form a force that is not zero, it is called

a)

zero force.

b)

net force.

c)

balanced force.

d)

unbalanced force.

41.

Which object has more inertia?

a)

An object that has a mass of 100 kg.

b)

An object that has a mass of 1000 kg.

c)

An object that has a mass of 10,000 kg.